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  • COVID-19 Heroes: FA, Keesler AFB Exchange help new recruits soar

    The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a new reality on installations around the world, and when recruits arrived at Keesler Air Force Base for Basic Military Training, Exchange associates stepped up to make sure all their needs were met.In April, 60 trainees were originally scheduled to report to Joint

  • 81st LRS wins AF award

    The 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron has been recognized as the Air Force’s Non-Flying Logistics Readiness Squadron of the Year for 2019. This award recognizes the best of the best within the logistics community for their outstanding contributions to the Air Force mission.The 81 LRS has had an

  • First Airmen graduate BMT proof of concept at Keesler

    For the first time since 1968, a flight of nearly 60 Airmen graduated U.S. Air Force basic military training outside of Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. A flight of nearly 60 Airmen from the 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 marched across the Levitow Training Support Facility drill pad here May

  • 37 years, 5 uniforms, 1 family

    Throughout the Air Force’s history, the uniform worn by Airmen has changed many times. Uniform changes may seem insignificant as they are common, but the changing of the cloth that service members wear represent so much more for some.Chief Master Sgt. David Pizzuto, 81st Training Wing command chief,

  • 334th TRS partners with USM, strive to update curriculum

    The 334th Training Squadron collaborated with the University of Southern Mississippi to come up with an innovative way to teach the command and control students here. USM students presented their solution via Zoom to the instructors of the Command and Control Apprentice Course, May 6.This was

  • DHA collaborates to further sequence the SARS-CoV-2 Code

    The key to finding a vaccine or effective treatment against COVID-19 may lie in its genetic code. Researchers around the globe are searching for clues to unlock the secrets of the novel coronavirus as the epidemic continues to spread worldwide. The Air Force Genetics Center of Excellence at Keesler